Synthesis and biological evaluation of dibenz[b,f][1,5]oxazocine derivatives for agonist activity at κ-opioid receptor.

A short and high yield synthetic route to dibenz[b,f][1,5]oxazocines has been developed using Pd catalyzed intramolecular cycloamination reaction. Receptor binding assay using [125I]-dynorphin demonstrated that one of the derivative, 5b showed selective κ-opioidergic property.

Generation of azomethine imine and metal-free formal 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition of imine with PhIO: reaction, scope, and synthesis.

Generation of azomethine imine and its scope in regioselective 1,3-dipolar cycloaddition (DC) of imine with PhIO toward highly substituted Delta(2)-1,2,4-triazoline, 1,2,4-triazole, and their fused, chiral, and sugar-based analogues are demonstrated.

PhIO as a powerful cyclizing reagent: regiospecific [3+2]-tandem oxidative cyclization of imine toward cofacially self-aggregated low molecular mass organic materials.

The powerful cyclization and tandem oxidation property of environmentally benign PhIO is developed for the first time, which leads to regiospecific [3+2]-tandem oxidative cyclization of imine at room temperature in rapid access to a new class of compounds, 1,2-functionalized 4,5-diarylimidazoles, in excellent yield with synthetic efficiency. Size, shape, and activity of the involved nanoreactors for the green approach built up from various surfactants are investigated. Spontaneous generation of low molecular mass self-aggregated organic materials, their cofacial one-dimensional packing, and interesting photophysical properties are reported.